Locomotive-coaling device



. Patented nec.' 2o, |898.

No. 6l6,355.

w. M. PRICE. LOCOMUTIVE CUALING DEVICE.

(Application led July 7, 1898.)

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llNiTED STATES VPATENT OFFICE.

IVILLIAM M. PRICE, ELLSVORTH, IOVA.

LOCOMOTlVE-COLING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 616,355, dated December2,0, 1898.

Application filed .Tuly 7. 1898. Serial No. 685,337. (No model.)

.To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. PRICE, of Ellsworth, in the county ofHamilton and State of Iowa, have invented a new and ImprovedLocomotive-Coaling Device, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

Myinvention relates to an improvement in coaling devices for locomotivesand is intended for coaling a locomotive while under motion, but may beused for coaling the locomotive when stationary and for other purposes,as hereinafter set forth.

The invention comprises the novel features hereinafter described andclaimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both views.

Figure l is a perspective view of my device in its normal or closedposition, and Fig. i is aside view of my device in its tilted ordischarging position.

The object of my device is to enable a locomotive to be coaled whileunder way, and thus save the time consumed in coaling locomotives andenable a higher speed to be maintained. This result is secured by meansof an apparatus hereinafter described, which is mounted upon the tenderof a locomotive or suitable car and is filled with coal. The locomotiveupon which said apparatus is mounted or to which it is attached is to beupon a track parallel with the track carrying the locomotive to becoaled.

lVhen the locomotive to be supplied with coal appears, the locomotivecarrying the coaling device is to be gotten under way and run alongsideof the other locomotive and at the same speed. When the' two engines areexactly opposite and the speed is uniform, the device is to be operatedto discharge its coal into the tender of the otherlocomotive. This maybe done instantaneously, the time consumed in discharging the coal beingso short that there is no possibility of interference or trouble betweenthe two locomotives. The device by which this loading is accomplished isshown in the drawings.

The loading device comprises a framework A of any suitable material, butpreferably made of angle-iron or similar shapes. This frame is ingeneral of a rectangular form having two sides, between which a bin Bmay be swung. The sides are connected at their lower portion by bars A',and the cornerstandards of the frame are provided with angularextensions D, which are extended in such a direction as to lit theinclined boards T, extending along the upper outer sides of alocomotive-tender. The device is also provided with plates C, curved soas to fit over the edge of said inclined board and securely fix thedevice upon the tender. This means would of course be changed if thedevice were to be secured to a car. The construction described is thatwhich is adapted to secure the device to a tender of ordinaryconstruction.

Pivotally secured to the upper end of the corner-standards are thesuspension-links E, which extend downward and are inclined toward thecenter of the frame, and at their lower ends they are pivotallyconnected to the lower part of the bin B. J ournaled in the lower partof the main frame is a shaft-F, to the opposite ends of which, outsideof the frame, are pivoted the operating-levers F, connected to the binby links G, such connection being preferably at the bottom of the bin.By means of this connection when the levers F are thrown down to theposition shown in Fig. 2 the bin will be swung to one side, and byreason of the inclination of the suspensionlinks E the bin will betilted.

The side of the bin B opposite the operating-levers F is hinged at itslower edge, so that it may swing downward to form a chute to guide thecoal. Curved plates `I are secured to the ends of the side H and adaptedto pass outside the body of the bin when the side H is closed. When theside H is thrown downward, the plates I form the sides of a chute toconduct the coal laterally. Chains J are attached to the upper edge ofthe side H and pass over pulleys K and K', the former being secu red tothe upper outer corner of the frame and the latter being secured to theframe near its bottom and at a short distance from the edge. The otherends of the chains are secured to the operating-levers F at such a pointthat when the levers are thrown downward the point of attachment of thechains to the levers will be below and back of the pul- IOO ley.K-thatis, nearer to the pivot-point of the levers F. vWhen theoperating-levers F are thrown into the vertical or normal position, thechains passing over the two pulleys will draw the side H up so as toclose the bin. lVhen the levers are thrown downward, besides tilting thebin B they will slack the chains .I and permit the side H to drop, asclearly shown in Fig. 2. The pulleys K and K are provided with guardsK2, which prevent the chains from being displaced therefrom.

One or both of the operating-'levers F are provided with a slide L,working in a slot L' and having a pin adapted to engage a staple L2 uponthe frame when the lever is in its vertical position, and thus to holdit securely in that position. By means of this mechanism the bin may bequickly and easily swung to one side, so as to place it a little nearerthe other locomotive and also to tip the bin, so as to discharge itscontents, as the same motion will also drop the side H and permit thecoal to be discharged. This may be done very quickly and with littleliability of causing any trouble or interference with the otherlocomotive. By this means it is possible to coal a locomotive withoutstopping it, and the speed at which this is possible will dependentirely upon the length of eXtra track available for the purpose. Itwill thus be possible to run a locomotive and train a much longerdistance without stopping than would otherwise be possible. y

My device is also well adapted to coaling stationary locomotives or forany use where coal or similar material is to be quickly transferred. Itmay be mounted upon a stationary support, a truck, an ordinary coal-car,or upon any suitable support and iilled in any convenient way. It maythus be used to ll wagons. or cars with coal, broken rock, or anymaterial of this nature. Being quickly and easily operated, thelocomotive tender or wagon which is to be filled need be delayed but theshortest possible time. It may be operated by a single man, and willthus save 1abor. It is also cheap, durable, and simple in constructionand not likely to get out of order.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patentl. A discharging bin suspended oninwardly-inclined links, means for supporting said links, anoperating-lever, and a link connecting the lever and bin, by which thebin may be swung to one side and tipped, substantially as described.

2. A discharging-bin having its discharge ally releasing the swingingside to discharge the contents, substantially as described.

3. A discharging-bin having a discharge side pivoted to swing open,suspension-links therefor inclined downward and toward the center,anoperating-lever pivoted upon a fixed support, a link connecting thelever and bin, whereby the bin may be swung toward the discharge side, achain attached to the lever and to the swinging side, and two fixedguides for said chain, one near the upper edge of the bin and the othernear the lower position of the attaching-point of the chain to theoperating-lever, substantially as described.

4. A device for coaling locomotives while in motion, comprising a frameadapted to rest upon a tender or car and having means for securelyholding it in place, a bin or hopper suspended from the upper part ofthe frame by links inclined downward and toward the center, one side ofthe bin or hopper being pivoted to swing open, a lever pivoted to theframe, and a link connecting said lever and bin, whereby it may be swungto one side and thereby tilted to discharge into the tender of alocomotive running alongside, substantially as described.

5. A locomotive-coaling device, comprising a frame adapted to tit and besecured on a tender or car, a bin mounted thereon so as to swing to oneside and discharge, one side of said bin being pivoted to swing down, anoperating-lever, and connections therefrom to the bin and the swingingside, whereby the bin may be discharged laterally, substantially asdescribed.

6. A discharging-bin having pivoted supporting members inclined towardeach other, one side of the bin being hinged to swing down, anoperating-level', connections from said lever to the bin, whereby it maybe swung laterally and thereby tilted, and connections from the samelever to the swinging side of the bin, whereby said side may be swungdown by the same movement which tilts the bin, substantially asdescribed.

WILLIAM M. PRICE.

Witnesses:

L. C. COLEMAN, E. F. PRICE.

